DENVER — The brother of a teenage girl who died after she was found dead outside a home in the Montbello neighborhood on Thursday has been arrested in connection with her death, according to the Denver Police Department (DPD).
Dersean Kelley, 25, is being held for investigation of first-degree murder. Police said Kelley is the brother of the 17-year-old victim, Marnee Kelley-Mills.
According to Kelley's arrest affidavit, Kelley-Mills' body was found inside of a trash can outside her home in the 5000 block of North Troy Street. Investigators said she had sharp force injuries.
A neighbor's doorbell camera apparently showed Kelley dragging a heavy bag to the trash can and putting it inside the container, the affidavit says.
Kelley was arrested near the intersection of South Chambers Road and East Mexico Drive, according to DPD. He's being held at the Downtown Detention Center without bond.
Witnesses told police Kelley had a history of mental illness and violent behavior, according to the heavily redacted affidavit.
There have been three homicides on the 5000 block of North Troy Street in the last two years.
Chuck said Thursday's incident was isolated and there is no threat to the public.
But that does not make the people who live on this block feel safe.
Carolyn Garrett lives a few houses away from where the teen's body was found for 22 years.
"It's getting worse and worse," she said about teen violence.
In June of 2018, family members of Otis Mills said he was killed outside the same house on the same block when he was 15 years old.
Police named the suspect as 16-year-old Abdi-Fatah "AJ" Mohamed Rage shortly after the shooting, but have not arrested him.
"But we haven't had any resolution to that one, and now this," said Garrett.
Chuck said they are looking into the recent increase in teen violence – the female was the second teen killed in the last two weeks in Denver.
Anyone with information is asked to call 720-913-7867.
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Mark Chuck, commander of major crimes division